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title: "Font..::.GetBlackBox Method "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetBlackBox.htm
product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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# Font.GetBlackBox Method 
 
Returns a rectangle that describes the character or string black box.
 
## Overload List

|   |  Name |  Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [GetBlackBox(Char)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetBlackBox_1_391855ca.htm.md) |  Returns a rectangle that describes the character black box. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [GetBlackBox(String)](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetBlackBox_1_bb3a7a4f.htm.md) |  Returns a rectangle that describes the string black box. |
 |  ![Public method](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/icons/pubmethod.gif) |  [GetBlackBox(String, Single\[\])](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font_GetBlackBox_2_2909b69a.htm.md) |  Returns a rectangle that describes the string black box. |
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [Font Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md)
- [Font Members](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/AllMembers_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing_Font.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Drawing Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Drawing.htm.md)